Lot 19 · Post War and Contemporary Art 1990 To Now
funken 1z
Carsten Nicolai · ink on tracing paper and colour photograph
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- Estimate
- £1,500–£2,500 hammer ≈ $2,388–$3,980
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post War and Contemporary Art 1990 To Now, London · 20 November 2012
- Dimensions
- 14 3/8 x 11¾in. (36.5 x 29.9cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4489457
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Carsten Nicolai, funken 1z. Christie's, 20 Nov 2012, lot 19. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4489457.
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Carsten Nicolai, funken 1z. Christie's, 20 Nov 2012, lot 19. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4489457.
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carsten Nicolai | Modular Shapes I/670 | $3,160 | Phillips, Jul 2020 | |
| Carsten Nicolai | Funken 8z | Christie's, Nov 2012 | ||
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| Damien Hirst | Colour Chart (Glitter) (H3) | Sotheby's, Sep 2022 | ||
| Arman | Transculpture, 2004 | Bonhams, Mar 2023 | ||
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The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.